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Published June 11, 2024 at 7:54 AM CDT

One in three students in Illinois are chronically absent
Governor JB Pritzker is headed to Canada to meet with business and government leaders
A security guard was found fatally shot near University of Illinois Chicago
Macon County Fair impacted by security concerns after a shot was fired
A key part of MacMurray College's campus is no more

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Michelle Eccles

Michelle Eccles anchors NPR Illinois' Morning Edition. Michelle has more than 30 years of experience in broadcasting which all began at her high school radio station, Homewood-Flossmoor High School in Flossmoor, Illinois. She attended Southern Illinois University Carbondale for her Bachelor of Arts in Communication with a focus in Radio Television and went on to become an award winning anchor and reporter for stations in Decatur and Springfield.

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